Justice committee  I would just add that with regard to the cases with systemic implications, the program as it's currently structured has panels who are appointed by members of the community. They have legitimacy in the grassroots community as people who are able to select cases that have that sys

Justice committee  Yes, with a certain maybe nuance. I think there's a lot of opportunity for section 7 to advance social justice for the most vulnerable. I'm thinking of socio-economic rights, violence against women—I think that it's a violation of women's security whether it occurs in the privat

Justice committee  When the program was cut in 2006 and equality-seeking communities were looking at the possibility of a charter challenge, the strength of their legal arguments was a bit more challenging to establish than in the case of the language rights community. I think one thing that woul

Justice committee  In fact, my colleague Mr. John Rae is going to speak first.

Justice committee  Thank you so much. My name is Anne Levesque. I am the chairperson of the Human Rights Committee of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities. The committee is mainly made up of persons with disabilities. Our committee guides the council's legal intervention strategy. As my co